Draft-screen



(No Model.)

0. Y. TAYLOR. DRAFT SCREEN.

No. 566,815. Patented Sept. 1, 1896.

PATENT FFICE.

CHARLES Y. TAYLOR, OF WILMINGTON, DELAXVARE.

DRAFT-SCREEN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 566,815, dated September1, 1896.

Application filed January 2, 1896. Serial No. 574,128. (No model.)

' citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, in the county ofNew Castle and State of Delaware, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Draft-Screens, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in draft-screensfor railwaycars and the like, and has for its object to provide such adevice which may be readily attached to any surface or wall and whendistended serve to deflect a current of air which would otherwise becomeannoying, and when not needed may be folded and held in a compact form,so as to be out of the way.

\Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which the invention appertainsmay understand how to make and use the same, I will describe itsconstruction and operation in detail, referring by number to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specitication, and inwhich* Figure 1 represents my improvement as applied to the inside of arailway-car, between the seats thereof; Fig. 2, an enlarged View of thescreen and its supporting devices, a portion of one of which is insection; Fig. 3, a similar view showing the screen and its supportsfolded, and Fig. 4 a detail of a slight modification in which thesupporting devices are adapted to be held and adjusted upon a rod.

Similar numbers denote like parts in the views of the drawings.

1 are sockets, preferably of metal, cast into shape and adapted to besecured by suitable screws or otherwise to a wall, and 2 are rodsadapted to fit within the sockets and prevented from being withdrawntherefrom by means of the pins 3, which pass through the slots 4, sothat when the rods are in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 theywill be supported in a horizontal position, but when it is desired tofold them to a vertical position they are drawn outward to the limit ofthe movement permitted by the slots 4-, when the upper rod may be turneddown and the lower rod turned up, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Tofacilitate this swinging movement of the rods, a portion of each of thesockets is cut away at 5.

6 is a screen made of any suitable fabric, such as silk, and having therings 7 secured along its top and bottom edge, and these rings arepassed over the rods, so as to permit a free movement back and forth ofthe screen. The outer vertical edge of the screen is so cured to the rod8, which terminates at top and bottom in loops or wings 9, which areadapted to slide upon the rods 2.

10 are hooks projecting from the rods 2 at their outer ends, for thepurpose of engaging the loops 9, in order to hold the screen in itsdistended position, as shown in Figs. 1 and From this description itwill be seen that if a car be fitted with my improved screens and adraft from a window in front of a person becomes annoying or injuriousit is only necessary for said person to distend the screen, as abovedescribed, when said draft will be deflected and travel thus made morepleasant and safe; but when the screens are not desired for use it isonly necessary to slide the rings 7 and 9 along the rods 2 and onto thesockets, as shown in Fig. 3, when the rods 2 may be turned to thevertical position and there retained by the spring action of the arms11, one of which is placed upon either side of the screen, in the centerthereof. The inner vertical edge of the screen is preferably tacked orotherwise fastened to the side of the car, so as to prevent its becomingdisplaced. hen it is not desirable, on account of the arrangement of thecar-seats, such as in parlor-cars, or for other reasons, to secure thesockets directly to the side walls, a vertical rod 12 may be used, whichmaybe secured to the floor or ceiling, or both, and the sockets providedwith bearings 13, adapted to slide upon said rods and having setscrews ll therein for the purpose of securing said sockets in the desiredvertical adj ustment. The object of this arrangement is that thevertical position of the screen may be regulated to suit the person.

One of the greatest annoyances and dangers in travel upon railway trainsis the drafts which are often occasioned by the opening of a Window infront of a person easily afiected by direct draft, as it is next toimpossible to regulate the opening'and closing of windows in a caroccupied by passengers, as each have their own preferences and havelittle or no consideration for others; but by the use of my improvedscreen each person will have the'a-bility to "regulate the draft fromopen Windows without reference to the other occupants of the car, anditwill:

therefore be seen that a great inconvenience is avoided by the use ofsaid screen.

"viding'an adjustable screeny-which may be brought into usewhen' desiredand when not desired for use may be folded out of the way.

Having thus fully described my invention,;

what" I claim as new an d useful is- -1. A'sc'reen, consisting "ofsockets secured;

to a'suitable-support;rods adapted to be dis-f tended from saidsockets 5a' screen'supported by-said rods; means for holding saidscreen inadistendedgf position, and means for retaining said screen in' itsfolded,position, as

shown and described.

2. In a device of the character described, a pair of sockets adapted tobe secured to the side of a car, two rods fitted to said sockets, =so-asto be' distended-either to a horizontal or a vertical position, a seriesof rings adaptedto slide upon said rod, a screen supported by saidrings, a rod 8, terminating in rings 9, secured to the outer verticaledge of saidscreen, hooks 10, for engagement with said rod 8, wherebythe screen is held in a distended position, and springs 11, adapted toretain the several parts of the device in their folded position assh'ownand for the purposes set forth.

In' testimony whereof I=l1a've hereuq'1to affixed my signatureinthejpresenceof two subscribing witnesses.

OHA RIZESY. TAYLOR. WVitnesses':

SIS. WILLIAMSON,

HOWELL S. 'ENGDA'NDJ

